Journal of Samuel Rose Parkinson
19016
[Transcribed by Ben and Jared Parkinson and proofread against original. Transcript completed 2011.]
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Franklin Idaho
Aug 27 1901
this is S.R. Parkinson
Journal
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1901
Aug 27 S.R.P. Journal
T. I am around home all day
W 28
T 29 I went to see S.C.P. lambs as he ship about 1300 to day
F 30 I was around all day
S 31 I went to Preston with Maria
S Sept 1 I went to fast meeting
M 2 I was around home all day
T 3
W 4
T 5
F 6
S 7
S 8 I attended my meeting
M 9 I went Preston with my son T.S. Parkinson
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Sept 10 1901
T I was around home geting read to go East with my sister Lucy
W 11 I was around home all day preparing for the weding
T 12 we had a good time at Ed. S. Parkinson weding
F 13 I started East with my sister Lucy to vitit Ralasions
S 14 we left ogden at 8.15 m got Sheyenne 1. oclock a.m.
S 15 we left Sheyenne 6 oclock got to Denver 9 oclock left at 11 oclock for Kansas City
M 16 at 7 oclock I went around the City attending to Business and left at 9.40 oclock
T 17 we got to St Louis mo at 7 oclock we went to my Brother myself and my Sister Lucy Packer
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Sep 18 W 1901
we had a good visit with Ed. Berry & Wife. I went to Clara Laberge to see Bell Bininton & hunted up the Elders & Bought vice of warning
T 19 my self sister & Brother Wife went to the exposition. and then myself sister Lucy & Mrs Leberge went down town & Bought some things to Bring home
F 20 I went to see the Elders
S 21 I went and saw Dr Ney smith
S 22 we went to the Babtice meeting with my Brother Wife
M 23 I we went to to our Sister Ellen Bowman
& had a good time
T 24 we left my sister Ellens & went to Kansas City took train to Silver Lake we had a good visit with my Cousins
W 25 my Cousins put us up a good lunch and we bid them good By feeling good
T 26 we got to Denver next day
F 27 we left Denver & Sheyenne
S 28 we got to Ogden & Came home
S 29 we got home my wife Charlotte was at Lias Doneys & my Wife Maria was at Logan I went & see Charlotte and took her out Buggy riding
M 30 I was aroung the fields all day
Oct T 1 home all day
W 2 I was geting ready for Conferance
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Oct 3 T 1901
I am geting ready for Conferance I feft for Conferance with my Wife paid R.R. Fair $8.50 we stay at Sister Robins ogden
F 4 we went to S.L. City Car fair 25 C gloves 1.35
S 5 we went to the fair grounds Car fair 30 C admitance 50 C. dinner 75 C hair Cuting 40 C theatre 1.50 umbraella 100
S 6 lunch for four 50 C Carfair 30 C
M 7 Board Bill for two 4.25 dinner 25 C Came to Sister Robins at Night
T 8 Came home Family all well Case of Peaches 60
W 9 I was around home all day
T 10 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston & Came home & attended a meeting of the daning hall
F 11 I was at home all day & atended a meeting of the daning hall
S 12 I was at home & attended Buisess meeting of the dancing hall
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Oct S 13 I attended my meeting
M 14 I was around home all day
T 15
W 16
T 17 I went to Preston to see my Doughter Sucie with her mother as She had the small Pox & then Came home at Night
F 18 I was around home all day
S 19
S 20 I attended my meeting
M 21 I attended Albert Parkinson wedding party at his Fathers
T 22 I attended a Bishop meeting at Night
W 23 I was at home all day
T 24
F 25
S 26 I attended my meeting
S 27 I attended my meeting
M 28 I was talk to Joseph & Fred about selling my farm
T 29 I am sending for my Boys to Come togeather and talk over the wisdom of me selling my farm to Jos S. P. & Fred S. P.
W 30 S.C.P. & W.C.P. & F.C.P. & Jos. S. P. & Fred S. P. Came to geather and decied not to sell the farm but to rent it. and to talk a morgage on all Jos. S. P. Fred S. P. has got to Secure me for my [or farm?]
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1901
Oct 31 T indoren there Notes also to take a morgage on all T.S.P. & Ed. S. P. Sheep for $9500 for witch they are owing me
Nov
F 1 I was at home all day
S 2 I went to Presthood meeting Preston
S 3 I went to the stake Conferance Stay all Night with L.O. Packer
M 4 I attended Conferance & Came home
T 5 I am at home & wrote to the Bank Deseret
W 6 I was around home all day
T 7
F 8
S 9 I went to Conferance at S.L. City to vote for the Present
S 10 I went to Conferance & voted for the Authorites
M 11 I was doing Buisness with Deseret Bank and Came to ogden at Night
T 12 I Came home found Family all well
W 13 I was around home all day T. & W. Smart was around all day tring to afect a union in the Family and to put there meanes togeather & work it Cooperatif with a Board of Director
T 14 I was around home all day
F 15 I went with my Wife Charlotte to Preston & Jos S. P F.S.P & W. Smart
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1901
Nov S 16 I was around home all day
S 17 I went to meeting With W. Smart
M 18 I was at home all day
T 19 I received $1 rent for road from mill company
W 20 I was around home all day
T 21 my Wife Charlotte & myself eat dinner with govenner Hunt
F 22 I was home all day
S 23
S 24 I attended my meeting
M 25 I was writing letters half the day Sent one to C.S. Parkinson [N.F?]
T 26 I was around home all day
W 27 I paid $100 dancing hall
T 28 I dined with my Wife Charlotte
F 29 I went to Preston a & Bought some Brick for a well
S 30 I was at home all day
S Dec 1 I attended fast meeting
M 2 I was filling well in Barn
T 3 I was filling well and Cleaning barn
W 4 I was around home all day
T 5
F 6
S 7 I was loading manaure to
S 8 I and my Son Franklin want to Cherryvill to Preach
M 9 I was around home all day
T 10
W 11
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Dec 12 1901
F I was around all day
F 13 I am having the Pigs Kills
S 14 I was around home all day
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 16 I was around home all day
T 17 I had my Pig Kill to day
W 18 I had my well Clean out and I went to Logan to
visit W.C.P
T 19 I was around home all day
F 20 I to Logan to visit W.C.P.
S 21 I Came home went to Logan W.C.P. was gone
to Hiram So I visited C.C. Pratt & Came home at Night
S 22 I attended meeting
M 23 I have been at home all day
T 24
W 25 me and Maria went to Preston and took Christmas dinner with Luella S Cowley and Came home at Night
T 26 I was home all day
F 27 I wrote a letter to the Bank
S 28 I was at home all day
S 29 I attended my meeting
M 30 I was settleing tithing
T 31
W Jan 1 I went to Preston & part of the First
Family had dinner on my fiftath fiftieth wedding day
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1902
Jan 2
T 2 I was settle tithing
F 3 I went to Preston with my Son Franklin, Easther Roghers house took Fire but was put out and we stayed all Night
S 4 I attended Preasthood meeting and Came home
S 5 I attended my meeting
M 6 I was attending Bishop meeting
T 7 I sold my wheat for 60 C Bushell
W 8 I sign one Note for $1500 at 8 per Cent Cent due Oct 7 1902 & one for $2000 due at the same date
T 9 I was around home all day
F 10
S 11
S 12 I went to meeting
M 13 I attended Bishop meeting
T 14 I was around home all day
W 15
T 16 I went to Preston for maria
F 17 I went to Hydepark with maria
S 18 I went to the sugar Factory & from there to Hiram attend reliefsity Conferance
S 19 we Came to Logan and see suzy Pernell & then to Hydepark & then we Came home we have had a good time
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1902
Jan 20th
I was at home all day & try to make peace bteen geo. Marshall & Bro ezra Monson
T 21
W 22 myself Charlotte Maria & Luesia went to Paradise to visit Bro Price & Wife & ralatives we had a good time
T 23 we Came to Logan and stay with with Bro Lloyd all Night
F 24 we came home all all well
S 25 I attending to my mail
S 26 I attended to my meeting
M 27 I was around home all day
T 28
W 29
T 30
F 31
Feb S 1
S 2 I went to Preston to Conferance with my Wife Charlotte
M 3 I attended Conferance & my Wife went home with Jos S Parkinson and I stay with my son G.C.P.
T 4 I Came home By train G.C.P. & Wife & daughter went on a trip to Californir
W 5 I sent a letter to C.C. Parkinson
T 6 I was at home all day F.S. & J.S.P. & my self had a meeting to settle differances. but greed to meet again in the near feuture
F 7
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1902
Feb.
F 7 I was around home all day
S 8
S 9 I attended my meeting
M 10 I with my wife Maria to Logan to a Consert stay at T. Smart all Night came home next day
T 11 Came from Logan home
W 12 I was at home all day
T 13
F 14 I ha my well fix today $2100
S 15 I am fixing the well
S 16 I attending my meeting
M 17 I was at home all day & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 18 I was at home all day
W 19
T 20
F 21
S 22 myself & Wifes attended the oll folkses Party & had a good time
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1902
S Feb 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I attended Bishop meeting
T 25 I attended a meeting of arbatrators for provin Clames of water of mapple Creek to the land
W 26
T 27
F 28 I was around home all day
1902
March S 1
S 2 I attended my meeting
M 3 I was at home all day
T 4
W 5
T 6 I had Some trees Cut down
F 7 I was having the trees Cut into stove wood
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1902
March
S 8 I was around home all day
S 9 I attended to my meeting
M 10 I went to Preston to attended a party got up for Bro. Larson
T 11 I am geting a set of teeth for my Wife Charlotte
W 12 I am still in Preston vititing my Children
T 13 I am still in Preston
F 14 I came home & left Charlotte
S 15 I am now at home & Charlotte Came home
S 16 I was at home sick all day
M 17 I was at home all day
T 18
W 19
T 20
F 21 I went to Preston to see my son G.C. Parkinson who has just Came home from the east
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1902
Mar S 22 I Came home from Preston
S 23 I attended my meeting [The following erased: my son Hazen was arested for steeling.]
M 24 I was at home all day
T 25
W 26
T 27 I went to Preston with my wife Charlotte to the Dentest to get a Sett of teeth
F 28 we got the teeth & Came home and myself & Boys had a meeting & I sold my Farm to S.C. Parkinson for $5500 interest to Commence April first $500 to be paid July 1 and $1000 to be paid each year July 1th
S 29 I was at home all day
S 30 I attended my meeting
M 31 I was at home all day
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1902
April
T. 1 I was at home all day
W 2 I been Cleaning willows of my lot
T 3 I have started to Conferance
F 4 I attended Conferance
S 5
S 6 there was 2 over flow meeting
M 7 I attended the Presthood meeting
T 8 I Came to ogden & stade at Mrs Perry all Night and was visiting Frinds all day
W 9 I Came home & my family was all well
T 10 I was at home all day
F 11 I went with F.S.P. to Preston my Wife was with me Charlotte and Charlotte went to Logan at Night to see Lucy Lloyd who was confind
S 12 I Stay with Caroline gouslind all Night & went to Logan me & F.S.P. Wife & Eva & mis Porter
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1902
April S 13 I stay at Charlotte Pratts all Night and we all Came home at Night Eva lost her Clothes on the way down. I left my Wife Charlotte & Eve with Lucy
M 14 I was at home all day
T 15
W 16 I went to hydepark with Maria after dinner me & My Daughter went to Logan & Back to hydepark
T 17 we Came home my new horse sutes me well
F 18 I was greesing harness all day
S 19
S 20 I attended my meeting
M 21 I was around home all day
T 22
W 23 anna & Berthey Came from Preston
T 24 I was at home with anna & Berthy all day
F 25 I was attenden a warden meeting with Layer harthart & Maughn & Bro Luises from Louiston
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1902
May 26 S I around home all day
Aril S 27 I attended meeting
April M 28 I was oiling my harness
T 29 I went to Preston and Settle with the Dentist [in margin: $9] & had my harness mended took 7 Deeds to Lawer hart
W 30 I was oiling harness
May T 1
F 2
S 3 I went to pristhood meeting at Preston
S 4 I attended Conferance
M 5 and Came home Night
T 6 I am around home
W 7 & took Sister Porter train
T 8 I was at home all day
F 9 I took Charlotte to Preston to a Show
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1902
May 10 S I was at home all day
11 I attend meeting
12 I attended meeting
I was at home
T 13
M 12 I went & attended Easter rodgers Child Fuleral a she felt very bad
T 13 I was at home all day
W 14
T 15
F 16
S 17
S 18 I attended meeting
M 19 I went with my Wife Maria to Preston admond wife was sick
T 20 edmond Wife had a fine Boy had to be taken with insterments at 1 oclock A.M. and we Came this morning home
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1902
May W 21 I am attending to things around home
T 22 I took my Wife to see her doughter who was very Sick and I took my doughter Charlotte to See W.C.P. who was very sick
F 23 W.C.P. was a little better we Came home to Logan & found Lucy much worse
S 24 I Came to Franklin Lucy lettle better
S 25 I went to see edmon Wife she was better
M 26 I was at home all day
T 27 I went to see Bro. Bodley about hering my horses & I came home and Sold the grey horse & ask for $75 and moren Mechine for $15
W 28 I was around home all day
T 29 my Doughter Lucy S. Lloyd Came home very Sick & her husband & mrs osborn
F 30 I was at home all day
S 31
S June 1 I attended fast meeting
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1902 W
May 21 I was at home all day
T 22 I took my Wife Charlotte to Logan to see her
Doughter Lucy who was very sick and I went to Hyrum to see my som W.C.P. how
was very sick
F 23 me & my doughter Charlotte Came home to
Logan
S 24 I Cam to Franklin
S 25 I
June M 2 I was painting my Buggy
T 3 I took my Wife to Preston to see Betha Baby
W 4 I was painting my Buggy and finish it
T 5 I was anothe Buggy
F 6
S 7 I painting furniture
S 8 I attend my meeting
M 9 I was paint furniture
T 10
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1902
June W 11 I was painting furniture
T 12 I took my Dougther L Loyde to my son J.S.P. as she was sick
F 13 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston to Bertha
S 14 I was at home all day
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 16 I was around home all day and took Lucy Lloyde a Buggy riding
T 17
W 18
T 19 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston
F 20 I took my Dougther Lucy llyode Buggy riding
S 21 my Doughter Lucy llyode is very sick and her mother is going to Logan to see the Doctor I am at home
S 22 I attended my meetings
M 23 I was at home all day
T 24 I was attending to Lucy lloyde
W 25
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1902 T
June 26 I am helping to attended Lucy lloyde
F 27
S 28
S 29 Lucy went to Logan
M 30 I took Maria to Preston
July
T 1 I was at home all day
W 2
T 3
F 4 I had a good time selebraing the fourth
S 5 I was at home
S 6 I attended my meeting
M 7 I went with Maria to Preston
T 8 I took my wife Charlotte to Logan to wate on Lucy lloyde
W 9 I brought my Doughter Eva home
T 10 I took my Wife maria to hyde Park to visit Bell
F 11 we Came home after having a good time
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1902
July 12 S I was at home all day
S 13 I went my Wife Charlotte to Lucy Lloyd at
Logan how is sick took Lucile Lloyd to Logan
M 14 I Came home with my Doughter Eva wife Charlotte
T 15 I took my Wife Maria to Hyde Park to see her
Bell who was not very well wife Charlotte to Preston to Berthy
W 16 we Came home & had a good time I went to
Preston & Bought a new Buggy
T 17 M 14 I stay at Logan all day
T 15 I Brough my wife Charlotte home
W 16 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston to her Doughter Berther as her Baby was sick
T 17 I went to Preston & Bought a buggy from my son G.C.P. & got some deeds
F 18 I was at home all day
S 19
S 20 I attended my meeting & my son J.S.P. got home from east got $315 for all his lambs
M 21 I was home all day
T 22
W 23 I went to Preston
T 24 I attended the 24 at Franklin
F 25 I was at home all day
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1902
July
S 26 I attended Conferance at Franklin
S 27
M 28 I was at home all day
T 29
W 30 T Smart Ship all his Father sheep east
T 31 F.S.P. & T.S.P. ship some sheep east
Aug
F. 1 I went to Logan Stay at Charles Lloyde
S 2 Me & Charlotte went to Hyrum & attended a Surprise on my son W.C. Parkinson on his 47 Bearthday and we had a good time
S 3 We went to wellvill to Ida Parkinson & found her well then Came to Logan
M 4 we try to rent a house for the Chool Children next winter but failed & Came home
T 5 I stay at home all day
W 6 I took Maria to Preston and Back to Franklin
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Aug 7 1902
T 7 I was at home all day
F 8 and Maria went to a Circus at logan
S 9 I was at home all day
S 10 I attended my meeting
M 11 I went with my wife Charlootte to wellvill to see J.S. Parkinson Baby and all was well
T 12 we Came home we try to rent a house at Logan but Could not Mr Russel put his horses in my yard
W 13 I took Maria to Preston to Buy Curants
T 14 I was at home all day
F 15 I took Charlotte & Nettie to Logan to Circus & Came home at Night
S 16 I was at home all day
S 17 I attended my meeting
M 18 I went with my wifes to a family meeting at Preston to raise money for Clara Cocket mission we had a good time & give her $25.00
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1902
Aug 19 T. I was at home all day
W 20
T 21 I went to Logan & took Charlotte & Eva to eye glases
F 22 we rented the Mitchell house for $20 per month
S 23 I was at home all day
S 24 I attended my meeting
M 25 I was home all day
T 26
W 27 I tool Eva to Logan to get Some eye glases
T 28 we Came home to Franklin
F 29 I was at home all day
S 30 I took my wife Charlott to Preston & Back home again
S 31 I attended my meeting
Sept 1902
M 1 I was at home all day
T 2
W 3
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1902
Sept 4 T I was at home all day
F 5 I took my Wife Charlotte to Preston and Back
S 6 I went to Priesthood meeting to Preston
S 7 I attended my meeting I exspect to leave for the east tomorrow
M 8 I leave for the East this morning
I left ogden 830 oclock
T 9 I got to Denver 830 p.m. oclock
W 10 I got to Kansas City at 5:45 p.m. oclock Stay at G Beninton he was very sick
T 11 I around and found the Elders and they got me half fair rates to St. Louis
F 12 I got to St. Louis at 710 oclock a.m. I stay with my Brother
S 13 I went to may Bearing & she was living out
S 14 I went down town
M 15 my Brother took me out to see fairgrounds
T 16 I went down town
W 17 I went to See John Mc Kenney new Bakery
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1902
Sept 18 T I went to See Simmons harware Store and a plesent time
F 19 I went down down Bought 2 Mc intashes for Charlotte & Maria
S 20 I left St Louis R.R. fair to west quincy $1,95to Ewing 90 C to my Sister Ellens for Buggy $1,00
S 21 Jos Washburn & Wife Came to See me and we had a pleasent time togeather my Sister had gone through a opperation & taken 2 tumers out of her Stomok it has left her an inverleade
M 22 I left Mrs Bowman at 825 oclock got to west quincy at 930 oclock
T 23 I got to Kansas City last I went to G.
Beninton had Breakfast then went to see the Elders then I got a Sute of Clothes
& others things Geo was much better we went to the theater
W 24 I left Kansas City
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1902
and stop at Silver Lake found my Cusens sick but better before I left
T 25 I left my Cosens feel good
F 26 I got to Denver 7.30 oclock I went & see my Sister Sarar and then went to See mrs Smart & Loren Mendenall they felt good I left Some tracks with Sarah
S 27 I left Denver 8.20 oclock
S 28 reach ogden 11.20 oclock 3 hours late
M 29 left ogden 8.30 oclock got to Franklin 1 oclock
T 30 I was at home all day
W Oct 1
T 2
F 3 myself & Charlotte & vivian went to Conferance
S 4 we attended Conferance
S 5 we attended Conferance
M 6
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1902
oct T 7 I attended Preasthood meeting
W 8 we Came home Charlotte Stop at Logan & I Came home
T 9 I am fixing up my Jurnnal
F 10 I was around home all day
S 11
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I took Maria to see Ed. S. Parkinson Farm
T 14 I went to see Alfred Alder & wife & had a nice time & maria went to see Luella I attended Bishop meeting at Night
W 15 I was at home all day
T 16 I am geting ready to go to Logan
F 17 I took Maria to Logan & I Stay with Charlotte & Maria went to hydepark
S 18 I am now at Logan with the Chool children
S 19 I went to meeting at Logan
M 20 I am still at Logan
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1902
oct. T. 21 I was at Logan all day vititted T. Smart at Night
W 22 I Came home to Franklin
T 23 I am on a dear for my Sheep with Smart & webster
F 24
S 25 Sold Some of my Sheep to Web & Smart 17 at
$300 1700 at $3.00and 400 at $2.00
S 26 I took my Wife Maria to Preston to meeting
M 27 I was around home all day
T 28
W 29 I rote a letter to my sister Ellen & one to my Doughter ollive to ore.
T 30 I was at home all day
F 31
Nov S. 1 I went to Priesthood meeting at Preston
S 2 I attended Conferance at Preston
M 3 I attended Cconferance and Came home and I received a Check for my Sheep from J. webster of $5702 for 2076. Ewes
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1902
Nov T 4 I around home all day attending to election republican gain the day
W 5
T 6
F 7
S 8
S 9 I went to meeting
M 10 I sent a load of provicions to Logan to the Chool Children
T 11 my Wife went to Logan I was at home all day
W 12 I have been at home all day
T 13
F 14
S 15
S 16 I went to meeting at Logan was Call on to open meeting
M 17 I was at home all day
T 18
W 19
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1902
Nov 20 T I was home all day
F 21 myself & maria attended the old folk Party had a good time
S 22 we Came home from Preston
S 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I was home all day & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 25 I was at home all day
W 26
T 27
F 28
S 29
S 30 I attended my meeting
Dec 1902
M 1 I was at home all day
T 2 I went to a meeting of the Smart Family reunion at Logan
W 3 I came home to Franklin
T 4 I was settling the sheep heard account with T.S.P & Ed. S.P.
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1902
Dec
F 5 I was Settling up the sheep heard account with T.S.P & Ed. S.P.
S 6 I wint to Preasthood meeting at Preston and I settled up with Jos. S.P. & Fred S. Parkinson
S 7
S 7 I stade home all day Sick
M 8
T 9
W 10
T 11 I went to Logan to See my wife & Chindren
F 12 I am staying at Logan
S 13
S 14
I attended meetings
M 15 I was at home all day
T 16
W 17 I went to the Children Party
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1902
Dec. T
18 I Came home to Franklin & I took my Wife maria to See Coroline Gousland & Bayby they was well and we Came home at Night
F 19 I am now at home attending to my Business
S 20
S 21 I attended to my meeting
M 22 I am now at home
T 23
W 24 I went with my Wife maria and Spen to
Preston
T 25 we are spending the day with Luella S. Cowley and Came home at Night
F 26 I was visiting with my Wife Charlotte at Lony monson
S 27 I was visiting with Charlotte
S 28 I Came home all day
M 29 I was Selttleing tithing all day with the Bishop
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1902
Dec T. 30 I was at home all day Settling tithing
W W 31 I went to Preston myself and Wife visited with Berthy Larson and Elder Cowley Dedecated the house
1903
Jan.
T 1 I went to my son W.C. Parkinson and Witney and my Doughter Easter & family eat new year dinner & had a good time and I came home
F 2 I went with my wife and 2 Douthers Eva & Susa and Came home at Night
S 3 I have been home all day
S 4 I attended my meeting
M 5 I attended Bishop meeting
T 6 I our Cub horse to Bro Larson for $500 sent letter to C.S.P.
W 7 I rote a letter to my Wife Charlotte and sent her a Check $20.00 to Logan
T 8 I finish helping with the tithing
F 9 I was at F.C.P and the Dr. Said Sister Nuttall was in a bad State & Could not live long
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1903
Jan S 10 I went to Logan
S 11 I took Charlotte to visit Loucy Loyde
M 12 I went to S.L. City
T 13 I went to Bank and lent $1350 to G.C. Parkinson and Came to ogden & stay with W. Burton
W 14 I came to Logan found Family all well
T 15 my Wife & me went to Loucy Loyds
F 16 I work in the temple
S 17 I was at home all day
S 18 we went to Loucy Loyds
M 19 I was home all day
T 20
W 21 I work in Temple
T 22
F 23
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1903
Jan 24 S I Came home to Franklin
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I am geting reded to go to the temple I attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 27 I went to Logan
W 28 I work in Temple
T 29
F 30
S 31 I went to Franklin
Feb
S Feb 1 I attended Conferance
M 2
T 3 I went to Logan
W 4 I work in Logan temple
T 5
F 6
S 7 I was at home all day
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1903
Feb S 8 I and my Wife Charlotte went to visit Lucy Lloyde
M 9 I went to and give names in the Temple for baptism
T 10 my Son Wialleam was baptism for 54 mails
W 11 I work in the Temple for the dead
T 12
F 13 and Came home to Franklin
S 14 I am now at home
S 15 I attended meeting
M 16 I went to visit the sick rube Handy Mrs Corbridge & Bro Bocut & they are all a little Better to day
T 17 I came to Logan
W 18 I work in the Temple
T 19
F 20
S 21 I am now at Franklin
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1903
Feb S 22 I attended my meeting
M 23 myself & Charlotte Family Came to Logan and had the Family Pictures taken
T 24 most of the Family went home
W 25 I work in the Temple
T 26
F 27
S 28 I am now in Logan
March
S 1 I attended fast meeting
M 2 I am now in Logan me & Charlotte went & visited Lucy Lloyd
T 3 I am now in Logan
W 4 I work in the Temple
T 5
F 6 & went to Franklin at night
S 7 I am now in Franklin
S 8 I attended my meeting
[p. 41]
1903
Mar. M 9 I attended a Bishop meeting and decied who Should Support Mrs Shrives
T 10 I Came to Logan
W 11 I work in the temple
T 12
F 13
S 14 I am now al hom in Logan
S 15 I attended meeting & heard W. Smart preach
M 16 I am now in Logan
T 17
W 18 I am working in the Temple
T 19 my Dought Easter Rogers & henery help me & each to a name for the dead & myself & Easther was Seal for 22 Cupple of the dead
F 20 I came to Franklin
S 21 I took Maria to see the lambs they all look well
S 22 I attended my meeting
M 23 I am still at Franklin
[p. 42]
1
1903
Mar T. 24 I Came to Logan
W 25 I work in the Temple
T 26
F 27
S 28 I got a letter from Clarance S.P.
S 29 I went to fast meeting at Logan
M 30 I was at home all day
T 31
April
W 1
T 2
F 3 I went to Conferance at S.L. City
S 4 I attended Conferance
S 5
M 6
T 7 I attended Preasthood meeting and came to ogden
[p. 43]
1903
April 8 W I Came to Logan
T 9 I work in the Temple for the dead
F 10
S 11 I went to Preston to Preasthood meeting
S 12 I went to Franklin to meeting
M 13 I attended Bishop meeting
T 14 I went around the ward visiting the sick
W 15 I went to Hydipark & then to Logan
T 16 I work in the Temple
F 17 and I Sent the money order Back to C.S.P. to newzealand
S 18 I Came to Franklin
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 I attended Bishop meeting
T 21 I Came to Logan
W 22 I work in the Temple
T 23
F 24
[p. 44]
1903
April S 25 I attended Conferance at Logan
S 26 I attended Conferance at Logan
M 27 I went to Franklin & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 28 I went to Logan
W 29 I work in temple & went to Franklin
T 30 I attended Mrs Nuttall funeral
May F 1 I am now around home
S 2 I went to Preston to Preasthood meeting
S 3 I stay to Conferance at Preston
M 4 and went home
T 5 I went to Logan
W 6 I work in temple
T 7
F 8 & went to Franklin
S 9 I am now at home
S 10 I attended my meeting
[p. 45]
1903
May
M 11 I attended Bishop meeting
T 12 I went to Bro Smith Wife Funeral and then Came to Logan
W 13 I work in the Temple
T 14
F 15
S 16 I was at home all day
S 17 I took my Wife Charlotte to Lucy Loyde & hazal & her P.P.P.
M 18 I home all day
T 19 I took Hazel & Bro P.P.P. to train
W 20 I work in the temple
T 21
F 22
S 23 I Came home to Franklin
S 24 I attended meeting
M 25 I attended Bishop meeting
T 26 I am now at home
W 27 I went to Logan
[p. 46]
1903
May T 28 I work in temple and then Cross the valley with my son G.C. Parkinson to Salt L. City to see Present Rosevelt
F 29 I see the President & heard him Speak in the tabernecel
S 30 I attended young men Conferance
S 31 I attended meeting
M June 1 I attended Presedent Young Memorial meeting
T 2 I Came to ogden & had a nice visit with F.C. Parkinson
W 3 I Came home
T 4 I am now at home
F 5
S 6
S 7
M 8
T 9 I went to Preston & had a fail well Party for my Son & Doughter P.P. Peterson as they are going to Californea
[p. 47]
1903
June W 10 I have lost my horse and I got C.P. Gousling to haul my Bugey home
T 11 I am now at home
F 12
S 13
S 14 I Came to Logan
M 15 I went to the Temple
T 16 my son W.C.P. Was Baptized for 18 persons & Gea henry handy was Baptized for 10 persons
W 17 I work in the Temple for the dead
T 18
F 19 then went to Franklin
S 20 I am now at Franklin
S 21 I attended my meeting
M 22 I am now at home in Franklin
[p. 48]
1903
June T 23 I Came to Logan
W 24 I am work in the Temple
T 25
F 26 then I went to Franklin
S 27 I am now at Franklin
S 28 I went to meeting
M 29 I am at home
T 30 I went to Logan
July W 1 I work in Temple
T 2
F 3 and went to Franklin
S 4 I and Family are enjoying the 4 of July
S 5 me & Wife Charlotte went to Preston & my
son Jos & Fred & Wife and Came Back at night
M
TM 6 I am now at Franklin
T 7 myself & wife Charlotte Came back to Logan
[p. 49]
1903
July 8 W I work in Temple
T 9
F 10 and went home
S 11 I am now at home
S 12 I attend my meeting and drove to Logan
M 13 I attended a Temple Stockholders meeting
T 14 I am now at Logan
W 15 I am working in Temple
T 16
F 17 and went home at Night
S 18 I am at home
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 Bishop
T 21 I Came to Logan
W 22 I work in Temple
T 23 then went to Franklin
F 2
[p. 50]
1903
July F 24 I am now at Franklin
S 25 I am at Franklin I attended to the Lots at Preston
S 26 I attended my meeting
M 27 I attended Bishop
T 28 I attended Committee meeting to perportion out donation for meeting house
[sideways in margin: 1 year in Temple]
W 29 I work in Temple & wife Charlotte do
T 30 & Lucy Lloyd do
F 31 I came home to Franklin
Aug S 1 I am now at Franklin
S 2 I attended Conferance at Preston I seen after the Business of Lots at Preston
M 3
T 4 I went around the ward Colecting for the meeting house
W 5
T 6 I went to Logan & took my Wife Maria to Hydepark
[p. 51]
1903 & went to see Perry at Logan
Aug F 7 I went with my Wife Charlotte & Daughter Eva to the Curcus & rented a house
S 8 I see Perry & he wanted me to see Thomas Smart and I Came home at Night to Franklin
S 9 I attended my meeting & talk to Perry over Telephone
M 10 I attended Bishop meetin[g]
T 11 I attended Committe meeting & reported that we done well in Collecting for meeting house
W 12 I was anwering telephone to Peery Bro.
T 13 Peery Bro Could not get deeds in time So Cald Sale of lots at Preston of So I paid Check for $375.00
F 14 I have been around home all day
S 15
S 16 I attended my meeting
M 17 I was home all day & at Bishop meeting at Night ordain 3 deacon
T 18 I went with my Wife Maria to Logan
W 19 I am now at Logan with Wife Charlotte
T 20
F 21
[p. 52]
1903
Aug S 22 myself & Wife Charlotte & Doughter Eva Came home to Franklin
S 23 I attended meeting
M 24 I attended my Bishop meeting
T 25 I went to Riverdale & wife Charlotte Stay all night
W 26 I Came home
T 27
F 28 I took my Wife Maria to Mary ann Morisons & Back home
S 29
S 30 I attended meeting & teacher meeting
M 31 I am now at home attended Bishop meeting at Night
Sept
T 1 I have been home all day
W 2
T 3 I went to see S.C.P. Sheep
F 4 I went to see S.C.P. Ship his Sheep
S 5 I went to Presthood meeting
S 6 I attended meeting at Charryvill with my son J.S. Parkinson
[p. 53]
1903
Sept M 7 I attended the Bishop meeting
T 8 I went to Logan
W 9 I work in the Temple
T 10
F 11 and went
to Franklin
S 12 I am now at Logan
S 13 I went to meeting at Logan
M 14 I am now at Logan
T 15 I went to ogden on this Eragation Congress as a member from maplecrick asocation of Franklin
W 16 I am attending the eragation Congress meeting
T 17 we went up ogden Canyon
F 18 I took Ann Robbins to a grand Ball at night
S 19 we Came to Logan and was taken to the A.C. & my wife Charlotte and we had a grand time and I stade in Logan
[p. 54]
Sept. 20 1903
S I Came home to Franklin
M 21 I was home all day
T 22 I went to Logan
W 23 I work in the Temple
T 24
F 25 and Came home to Franklin
S 26 I was at home
S 27 I was at home sick
M 28 I went to Preston attended Bishop meeting at Night
Sept T 29 I Came to Logan
W 30 I work in Temple
oct
T 1
F 2
S 3 I went to Salt Lake City and went to the fair and see a man go up in a baloon
[p. 55]
Oct 4 1903
S I attended Conferance
M 5
T 6
W 7 I attended Presthood meeting and Came home Franklin
T 8 I am now at home
F 9 I attended Bro Smart Family reunion and we had a good time
S 10 I was at home all day
S 11 I attended my meeting
M 12 I have been home all day and attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 13 I was at home all day
W 14
T 15
F 16
[p. 56]
1903
Oct S 17 me & Maria went to Preston & telephon to Charlotte to Logan to Come to anna Packers how was sick
S 18 I went to Preston and anna Packer had a baby girl
M 19 I was at home all day & attended a Bishop at Night
T 20 I went to Logan
W 21 I work in the Temple
T 22
F 23 and Came hom at Night
S 24 I was home all day
S 25 myself & Wife Maria went to Preston to Bell Dains Birthday dinner
M 26 was no Bishop meeting
T 27 I went to Logan
W 28 I work in Temple
T 29
F 30 and Came home to Franklin
[p. 57]
1903
oct S 31 I was at home all day
Nov S 1 I attended my meeting the disstrick Court Convine in Franklin
M 2 I attended Court as a witness
T 3
W 4
T 5 I was around home all day
F 6
S 7 I attended Presthood meeting at Preston
S 8 I attended Conferance at Preston
M 9 and Bishop meeting at Night
T 10 I have been at home all day but attended Geo. Woodward Funereil in the hall
W 11 I was home all day
T 12 I went to the old folks Party but was Call to Preston as Bertha was very sick
F 13 Bertha is a little Better I attended Founders day of the oneida stake academy
[p. 58]
1903
Nov S 14 Bertha is still a little Better and myself & maria Came home
S 15 I attended my meeting
M 16 I am geting reddy to go to Logan to morrow
T 17 I Came to Logan
W 18 I work in the Temple
T 19
F 20
S 21 I Came home to Franklin
S 22 I attended meeting
M 23 I have been home all day
T 24
W 25 had Maria Family to dinner
T 26 I was at home Logan
F 27
S 28
S 29 I took Charge of meeting
[p. 59]
1903
Nov M 30 I attend Bishop meeting
Dec T 1 I Came to Logan
W 2 I work in the Temple and went with Leon Mechum to See the Survayor about the Smart lots at Preston and I agree to meet Leon at Preston Saterday morning
T 3 I work in Temple
F 4 and went to Franklin
S 5 I went to Preston and measur the lots and went to Chatman to see his deed and found some truble
S 6 I Came to Franklin & attended meeting
M 7 I atteded Mishionary party for Jerom Poter
T 8 I Came to Logan
W 9 I work in Temple
T 10
F 11
S 12 I stade in Logan
S 13 I attended meeting
M 14 I was in Logan
T 15
W 16 I work in Temple
[p. 60]
1903
Dec
T 17 I work in Temple
F 18 and went to Franklin
S 19 I was at home all day
S 20 I attended meeting
M 21 I was at home all day
T 22
W 23
T 24 I went to Preston and stay at Nefy Larson all Night
F 25 I took xmas dinner with my Doughter Bell & Luela and I went to see Charlotte Pratt & Caroline & Leon & Anna & G.C.P. and stay at Leon all Night
S 26 I am now at home
S 27 I attended to my meeting
M 28 I help to settle tithing
T 29
W 30
T 31 I am now at Logan
[p. 61]
1904
Jan F 1 I met at Logan with Thomas Smart Family reunion
S 2 I visited with the Family all day
S 3 we attended meeting at the thirt ward
M 4 I Came home to Franklin
T 5 I went to Logan
W 6 I work in the Temple
T 7
F 8 and Came home at Night
S 9 I sign all the tithing papers and set up Maria coals hot Blast stove
S 10 I attended meeting
M 11 I attended Court as we have a water sute on hand
T 12
W 13
T 14
F 15 I went to Preston
S 16 I attended a Party of all the Stake officers
[p. 62]
1904
Jan S 17 I was home all day sick
M 18 I rote a letter to N.P Nielson Jr and was at home all day
T 19 I went to Logan
W 20 I work in the Temple
T 21
F 22
S 23 I was at home all day
S 24 I attended my meeting
M 25 I was home all day
T 26
W 27 I work in the Temple
T 28
F 29 and Came home to Franklin
S 30 I went around with the misionarys from house to house
S 31 I attended my meeting
[p. 63]
1904
Feb M 1 I went around with the misionarys visiting the saints
T 2
W 3
T 4
F 5
S 6 I went to Priesthood meeting at Preston
S 7 I at attended Conferance
M 8 and went home
T 9 I went to Logan
W 10 I work in the Temple
T 11
F 12 I went home at Night
S 13 I went to see Louisa Mendenhall and mary ann Morrison about Selling there stock in store
S 14 I went to meeting
[p. 64]
1904
Feb M 15 I was home all day
T 16 me & Jos. & Fred went to see the sheep
W 17 I work in Temples
T 18
F 19
S 20 I attended meeting at Logan
S 21 I am still in Logan
M 22
T 23
W 24 I work in Temple
T 25
F 26
S 27 I went to Franklin
S 28 I attended meeting
M 29 I attended Bishop meeting
T Mar 1 I came to Logan
I work in Temple
[p. 65]
1904
Mar TW 2 work in Temple
WFT 3
SF 4
S 5 I went to Preston to Presthood meeting & talk to G.C. Parkinson Presedent about Hazen S. Parkinson mission deceided he should start on the 30. of Mor.
S 6 I attended meeting
M 7 I attended Bishop meeitng
T 8 I came to Logan
W 9 I work in Temple
T 10
F 11
S 12 I am still in Logan
S 13 I went to meeting
M 14 I am still in Logan
T 15
[p. 66]
1904
Mar. W 16 I work in Temple
T 17
F 18
S 19
S 20 I went to meeting
M 21 I am still in Logan
T 22
W 23 I work in Temple
T 24
F 25
I went to Franklin at night
S 26 I was at Logan all day went to Preston had
a Family geathering for Hazen started on his mission
S 27
S 27 I attended my meeting
M 28 I was around Franklin all day & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 29 I went to Logan
[p. 67]
1904
Mar
W 30 I work in Temple
T 31
April
F 1
S 2 I went to S.L City to Conferance
S 3 I attended
M 4
T 5 I attended Preasthood meeting
W 6 I attended Conferance and Came to ogden
T 7 I stay with my son Frank
F 8 I came to my home in Logan
S 9 I went to Franklin
S 10 I presided at the meeting & my son was there
M 11 I am now at home all day
T 12 I met with my Family & children on my 73 Birth day and we had the Best time we every had my son george got up the Family genaoligy and give
[p. 68]
April
12 each head of a Family a Coppy and then presented a tree with every member of the Family on it and it was the grandest we every saw and we had an injoyable time
W 13 I was around home
T 14 I went to Preston took Maria
F 15 I took maria to the grave yard
S 16 I have been home all day
S 17 sick
M 18 I attended Bishop meeting
T 19 Came to Logan
W 20 I work in Temple
T 21
F 22 and went to Franklin
S 23 I am now at home
[p. 69]
April
S 24 I atended my meeting
M 25 I am around home
T 26 I Came to Logan
W 27 I work in Temple
T 28
F 29
S 30 I attended the Court
S 1 I attended Conferance
M 2
T 3 I was in Logan all day
W 4 I work in Temple
T 5
F 6
S 7 I went to Franklin
S 8 I attended my meeting
[p. 70]
May M 9 1904
I was at Franklin all day
T 10 I Came to Logan & I got a Clergy Certificate Check
W 11 I work in the Temple
T 12
F 13 and Came home to Franklin
S 14 I took my Wife Maria relife socity Conferance at Preston
S 15 I attended Conferance at Preston
M 16
T 17 I Came to Logan
W 18 I work in Temple
T19 and Came to Franklin
F 20 I went to Preston to the commencment exercises & Came home
S 21 I went to let S.C. Parkinson know about the house & he made me a Present of a Pig
S 22 I attended my meeting
M 23 I came to Logan Hill put his 2 Cows in Paster
[p. 71]
May 24
T I am now in Logan
W 25 I work in Temple
T 26
F 27
S 28 I attended the Sunday School Convention
S 29 and went to Franklin
M 30 I attending to decorrateing the greaves
T 31 I came to Logan
June W 1 I went to Temple Se the the possesion
& grave yard & the A.C. School
T 2 I work in Temple
F 3
S 4 I went home with horse & Buggy
S 5 I attended meeting
M 6 I was home all day & went to Theator at Night
T 7 I went to Logan
[p. 72]
June 8 1904
I work in Temple
W 98
T 109
F 1110
S 1211 I got my Clothes press paid
$1.25
S 1312 I attended my meeting
M 13 I was at home all day
T 14 I was at Logan
W 15 I work in Temple
T 16
F 17 and Came home
S 18 I am now in Franklin
S 19 I attended my meeting
M 20 I attended Bishop meeting
T 21 I went to Logan
W 22 I work in Temple
[p. 73]
June
T 23 I work in Temple
F 24 and Came to Franklin
S 25 I have home all day
S 26 I attended my meeting
M 27 I attended Bishop meeting
T 28 I went to Logan
W 29 I work in Temple
T 30
July F 1 and Came home
S 2 I have been home all day
S 3 I attended my meeting
M 4 there was 3 men over 70 years old run a race I beat
T 5 I went to Logan
W 6 I work in temple
T 7 and Bro. Adams work one name
F 8 and P.P Petterson and my self
[p. 74]
July 9
S 9 I Came home to Franklin
S 10 I Came Back to Logan
M 11 I in wateing for Hazen to be sick
T 12 I am still at Logan
W 13 I work in Temple
T 14
F 15
S 16 I Came to Franklin attended to reckord meeting at Night with C. Gousland
S 17 I attended to ward Conferance
M 18 I went to Logan
T 19 I am now at Logan
W 20 I work in Temple and P.P. Perterson work also
T 21
F 22 and Came to Franklin
[p. 75]
July 23 1904
S 23 I work on making seats for our sake Conferance was alone all day
S 24 I took Charge of meeting was alone all day eat meat as at my sons
M 25 we are keeping up the 24 July I am liveing alone eat meal at my sons Jos. S. Parkinson
T 26 I was Painting my Bugey
W 27 I finish painting and still liveing alone and my son F.C. Parkinson has been staying with me Nights but went to Richmond this morning
T 28 I have been washing my Buggy harness & oil it
F 29 I to Preston and paid G.C.P. the house rent $50.00
S 30 I went to Preston with my Wife Charlat
S 31 we Came home and I went to meeting
Aug
M 1 we Came to Logan I got a new Sute of Clothes
T 2 me & Wife Charlotte went to Rexburg to the Smart Family reunion & anna Berthey Leona Susa & husband & Edmond & Ida & Fred & Bessey
[p. 76]
1904
W
Aug 3 the Family meet at sarah ann Hawks and we had a good time & went out to the new sugar City & back
T 4 there was 2 spring wagons loads of us went to the new sugar Factory
F 5 went all went aroung by St. Anthony &
Back & my sister Lucy Came to see me & we had a good time
S 6 my son Fred took us a round all day. & my son Tomas Came to see us
S 7 we all went to meeting & Bro Meiser related his trip around the world
S7
M 8 we Came to Pokatello there was a grang jubelee I saw a snake 27 f long weght 310 lbs.
T 9 we went out with a Surra & took in the town & neel took me to see the new warter works
[p. 77]
Aug
W 10 we had a good time
T 11 we got to Logan & attended the Circus & had a good time
F 12 I was at Logan all day
S 13 I Came to Franklin all day & help to prepair seats for Conferance in Bowery
S 14 I attended Conferance aposels Lyman was with us
M 15 I attended Bishop meeting
T 16 myself & Wife Charlotte went to Preston on a visit
W 17 I was at Franklin all day
T 18
F 19 I went to Logan with my Doughter Caroline to the Docter
S 20 my self & wife Charlotte went to Preston
S 21 I attended my meeting and heard Bro mendenall preach
M 22 I was home monday
T 23 I drove to Preston
W 24 I was home all day
T 25
[p. 78]
1904
Aug F 26 I was Preston all day
S 27 I was home all day
S 28 myself & Wife went to Preston to take the new of Eva Lloyd death
M 29 I have taken Wife Charlott to train to go to Logan. myself & glenn started to W.C. Parkinson at Witney
T 30 my self & W.C.P. & glenn Parkinson drove to montpeler and stay Willaim Sevens
W 31 glenn S. Parkinson started Back & we stayed hear all day at W. Seven
Sept.
T 1 we left in the afternoon got to green river at 9 oclock p.m. meals 70 C
[p. 79]
Sept.
F 2 left rollings 8:30 am in the morning Coffee 10 C
S 3 left Laramie 1030 paid $1.20 for supper & Breakfast left Shiann at 6 oclock P.m.
S 4 got to North Plat at 6 A.m. got to granailand at 1:30 p.m and left at 3 p.m. got to hanover at 8 p.m.
M 5 got to Stout at 2 A.m. & wrote a Card to Maria orogan & 1 to Charlotte to Preston
T 6 myself & W.C.P. Went to St. Jos. & took in the town all day
W 7 we left St. Jos. 3.30 A.m. & sent a Telegram to Jos. S. Parkinson to St. Louis and I fell down & hurt my hand at 4 P.m. am feeling better
[p. 80]
1904
Sep.
T 8 we are now at Natick illinoise at 3 A.m. We are waiteing for a train that is reck 50 mills ahead of hear paid $2 for Board & 50 C for socks & neck tie. we have just left [Jenlth] hill 12 A.m. We see the Big train rack on the road got to Stockdale to feed 8 p.m.
F 9 me & W.C.P. went in to Chicago by the 11 30 train at this plase we had a good Bed & Breakfast got to Chicago 2 p.m. and left for St. Louis 9 10 p.m. paid shirt & Collor 90 C R R fair $3.90
S 10 we got to St. Louis 7 10 A.m. then we went to the St. Louis fair & stayed untill 8 p.m. then went to our rooms on 3312 St [laclede] fair & Board exspences $3.90
S 11 went and had dinner with my Bro. W. Berry & had a visit then went to Clara leBerge & had and had supper & had a good time & got a letter
[p. 81]
Sept.
from Salt Lake City & answer it to Charlotte
M 12 we went to Belfountine Cemetery and W.C.P. found Nelley Mother grave & then we went to the fair and till p.m. exspences $2.75
T 13 we have been on the fair grounds all day and what we have seen is to much to tell. and I wrote a letter to Susie S. Nelson exspences $3.75
W 14 we went to see my Brother & then went to the fair Bro. Boddley & W. Handy & S.C.P. & his Boys we Stayed with S.C.P. to Night
T 15 we attended fair all day & left for home at Night
F 16 we got to Kansas 710 A.M. & left at 6 p.m.
S 17 got to Denver 2 30 p.m. took dinner with my Sister Sarah Mc Kinney & got to Cheyenne at 10 10 A.m. left at 1230 p.m.
S 18 got to green river 10 A.m. & got to evanton at 1:15 p.m. and got to ogden at 240 p.m W.C.P. went home I stayed at Lucy lloyd all night
M 19 I have been at ogden all day and sent a Card to Charlotte Parkinson Charlotte & Bessey Came up at Night we stayed at Lucy lloyd at night
[p. 82]
1904
Sept.
T 20 we Came to Franklin at Night Charlatte & vivian went to Preston
W 21 I was looking after my mail & Charlotte Came Back to Franklin
T 22 myself & Wife Charlotte & vivian went to Logan in Buggy
F 23 I bought some Carpets for Charlotte & Came home at Night
S 24 look over my mail & was around all day
S 25 I attended my meeting & my son Fred preach my son Franklin & stewert was at my place all day
M 26 I was around home all day & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 27 I came to Logan
W 28 I work in Temple
T 29 and got another Boarder
F 30 I work in temple & we went to Preston at Night with Clary gousland
Oct
S 1 I went to home at night
S 2 I attended my meeting
M 3 I attended Bishop meeting at Night
[p. 83]
1904
Octo
T 4 I went to Logan
W 5 I went to Conferance
T 6 I attended Conferance & went to the fair with Eva & vivian
F 7 I attended Conferance & we went & visited the L.D.S. ospitle & it was a grand Building
S 8 I attended the Preasthood meeting
S 9 I attended Conferance & we went to Camp Dugles
M 10 I Bought 2 fouldin Bedstead & Came to home to Logan
T 11 went to Franklin
W 12 I went Colecting donain for the acadamay
T 13
F 14
S 15
[p. 84]
1904
Oct 16 S I attended my meeting
M 17 I was around Colecting & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 18 I Came to Logan
W19 I work in the Temple Lenard Parkinson got his indowments
T 20 I work in Temple
F 21 and came to Franklin
S 22 I went to Preston & see Charlotte Pratte about her mony
S 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I went to Preston & see my son george & henry Rogers ant told him he Could put that drain through my lots this understanding if it Came in the way of a Sellor. they the school districk would take it up & put it around on the outside and not put me to truble & get Lawyar hart to make out the agreement
T 25 I haul 2 loads of straw
W 26 I came to Logan
[p. 85]
1904
Oct 27
T I went to Temple
F 28 and went to Franklin
Oct S 29 I painted my spring wagon
S 30 I attended my meeting
M 31 I went with my Son george to Clifton to attended the funeral of Samuel Anderson the Family was glad to see us I attended my Bishop meeting
Nov. 1 T I Came to Logan
Nov 2 W I work in the Temple
T 3
F 4 and went home at night
S 5 I went to Preston to try a horse
S 6 me & Mari went to Preston Conferance
M 7 I went to Conferance at Preston
T 8 I attended the election in Franklin
W 9 I was around home all day
T 10
F 11
[p. 86]
1904
Nov
S 12 I was around home all day
S 13 I attended my meeting
M 14 I was around home all day
T 15 I went to Logan
W 16 I work in the temple
T 17
F 18 and went home at Night
S 19 I am around home all day
S 20 I was at home all day sick
M 21 I was home all day and attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 22 I was around home all day, and lent Leon Packer have 76 cedar Post
W 23 I was at home all day
T 24 Charlotte Family all eat dinner at Leon Monson & we had a good time
F 25 I was at home all day
S 26
S 27 I attended my meetings
[p. 87]
1904
Nov
M 28 I was around home all day and attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 29 I sold my son Jos. my roan Coult for $30.00 and then Came to Logan
W 30 I work in the Temple
dec.
T 1
F 2 and I came home to Franklin
S 3 I went to the Preasthood meeting at Preston at Preston & Came home to Franklin
S 4 I attended my meeting
M 5 I attended the Farmers Institutes
T 6 I came to Logan
W 7 I work in the Temple
T 8
F 9 and I went home at Night
S 10 I attended my meeting home
S 11 I attended my meeting
M 12 I was around home all day
T 13 I came to Logan with Till head or [olever]
[p. 88]
1904
Dec
W 14 I work in temple
T 15
F 16 and I went to Franklin
S 17 I have been home all day
S 18 I attended to my meetng
M 19 I attended Bishop meeting
T 20 I went to Logan
W 21 I work in temple
T 22
F 23 and Came home at Night
S 24 I went to Preston eat dinner with Charlotte Pratt & stay all Night
S 25 Stade all day & Night
M 26 I was home all day & went to Bishop meeting at Night
T 27 was helping to settle tithing all day
W 28
T 29
[p. 89]
1904
Dec F 30 I was home all day
S 31 I was at home all day
S 1 Jan. I went to Preston & eat Dinner with my Doughter Charlotte
M 2 eat dinner with my Wife maria Family & eat super with my son Jos. S. Parkinson
T 3 I was around home all day
W 4
T 5 I eat dinner with my Wife maria at her Doughter Sarah
F 6 I was helping on the tithing Books
S 7 I was around home all day
S 8 I went to meeting
M 9 I was at home all day
T 10
W 11 I attended Bishop meeting
T 12 I went to Preston with Bishop to settle tithing
F 13 I was at home all day
S 14
S 15
[p. 90]
1905
Jan
M 16 I went to Alfred Alder & found him very well he was glad to see me
T 17 I went with the home missionary to each Famil around the ward teaching & the people was glad to see them
W 18
T 19
F 20
S 21
S 22 I attended the Funeral of S.W. Parkinson Chield and meeting in the afternoon
M 23 I was out teaching all day
T 24 I went to Logan & went up town & Bought me some Cloches
W 25 I work in Temple
T 26 & Brought me some more Clothes & had 7 pair Married
F 27 & had 7 Cupple more married
S 28 I was home all day
S 29 I attended Conferance
M 30
[p. 91]
1905
Jan 31
T I am geting names read for to be work for in temple this week
W
Feb 1 I work in Temple
T 2
F 3 I came home to Franklin
S 4 I am at home
S 5 I attended to my meeting
M 6 I am at home & attended Bishop meeting
T 7 I was at home all day & went to theator
W 8 I was Colecting donaions for the acadamia
T 9 I was Colecting donaions
F 10
S 11 I bought som flour & Bran
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I was Colections donaions for acadama
T 14 I went to Preston attended to some Buisness and Bought some Butter for Charlotte
W 15 I stay at my Daughter Luella with my Wife maria & keep her weding day and we had a good time there was Present Bell dains & Robert & Henry Rodger & Wife
[p. 92]
1905
Feb.
16
T I Came to Logan found my Famil well
F 17 I work in Temple
S 18 I was in Logan all day
S 19 I attended meeting in Logan Tabaneckel
M 20 I was in Logan all day
T 21 I heard of Alfred Alder deth and I Came home to Franklin
W 22 I was in Franklin all day with a lame Back
T 23 I attended alfred Alder Funriel
F 24 I was at home with a lame Back
S 25
S 26
M 27 I am a little Better today
T 28 I Came to Logan
Mar.
W 1 I work in Temple
T 2
F 3
[p. 93]
1905
Mar 4
S I was in Logan all day
S 5 I went to the 3 ward fasf meeting and preach
M 6 I am in Logan & went to Theatre
T 7 I work in Temple Logan
W 8 I work in the Temple
T 9 I went to the theatre with the old forks
F 10 and went to theatre at Night
S 11 I went to Franklin & hich up Buggy and Maria to Preston
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I took maria to Preston
T 14 I Came to Logan
W 15 I work in the Temple
T 16
F 17
S 18 I went to Franklin
S 19 I attended my meeting
[p. 94]
Mar 20 1905
M I am in Franklin & attended Bishop meeting
T 21 I came to Logan Maria has a Border
W 22 I work in the Temple
T 23
F 24
S 25
S 26 I was attending to my lame Back all day
M 27 I was home all day
T 28
W 29 I work in Temple
T 30
F 31 and came home
April
S 1 I have home all day
S 2 I attended my meeting
M 3 I went to see Jos. sheep and took maria to the grave yards
T 4 I was around home all day
W 5 I went to ogden & went & see sister Robins how was sick & stay at Charles Lloyd all Night with my Wife
[p. 95]
April 6 1905
T I went to S.L. City and attended Conferance
F 7 I attended two meeting
S 8 I attended specail presthood meeting
S 9 I attended Conferance and went to ogden
M 10 I went to ogden & then to Franklin
T 11 I was around home all day
W 12 I Wife maria presented to me on my 74 Birthday a watch Chime
T 13 I been around home all day
F 14
S 15
S 16 I attended my meeting
M 17 I was around all day and attended Bishop meeting Night
T 18 I went Logan
W 19 I work in Temple
T 20
F 21 and went
home
S 22 I am now at Franklin Logan
[p. 96]
April 23 1905
S I went to Logan 3t ward to meeting
M 24 I hav bee in Logan day
T 25
W 26 I work in Temple
T 27
F 28 I came home to Franklin
S 29 I went to Preston & my Wife Charlotte & me talk about a new house
S 30 I attended to my meeting
May
M 1 I was home all day painting maria cuploard & attended Bishop meeting at Night
T 2 I was around all day
W 3 I Clean my spring wagon
T 4 I Clean my Buggy
F 5
S 6 I went to Preston to the Presthood meeting I [paid] some Bedstedd & [Co] to W. Monson
S 7
[p. 97]
1905
May 8
M I was around home and to Bishop meetind Night
T 9 I went to Logan
W 10 I work in the Temple
T 11
F 12
S 13 I was in Logan all day
S 14 I went to the 3 ward meeting
M 15 I was in Logan all day
T 16
W 17 I work in Temple
T 18
F 19 and came home to Franklin
S 20 I was home all day
S 21 I went to Conferance at Preston
M 22 and Came home & attended Bishop meeting
[p. 98]
May 23 1905
T I went to Logan
W 24 I work in the Temple
T 25
F 26 and Came to Franklin
S 27 I am now in Franklin
S 28 I attended my meeting
M 29 I was around all day
T 30 I went to the grave yard
W 31 I went to Logan
June
T 1 I went to the Temple
F 2 and went
S 3 I Came home to Franklin and then to Present
S 4 I Came to Franklin
M 5 I was in Franklin
T 6
W 7 I went to Preston house & had my Funiton put in Frank pratt
[p. 99]
T 8 I Came home to Franklin
F 9 I with my Wife Charlott went to Logan to see the races
S 10 we Came home to Franklin
S 11 I attended my meeting and James Lowe Funeral
M 12 I was around home all day and attended Bishop meeting Monday Night
T 13 I took some Bedindg to Preston
W 14 I attended James Lowe Funeral to Buisness
at home
T 15 I took my Wife to Preston
F 16 I am having Maria seller fix with seminted
S 17 I was around home all day
S 18 I attended my Bishop meeting
M 19 I attended the meeting with Charles Gousland
T 20 I went to Preston
W 21 I am try to get a plan for a house for Charlotte
T 22 I am geting Plans for house
F 23
[p. 100]
1905
June S 24 I am geting plan for house and Came to Franklin
S 25 I went to meeting
M 26 I am attending to thing around home
T 27
W 28
T 29
F 30
July
July
S 1 I came from Parkinson
S 2 I attended my meeting
M 3 to things around
T 4 I was sick by being at meeting Bishop so late
W 5 I went to Preston
T 6 I Came to Franklin
F 7 I went to Preston to see about Charlott house
S 8 I came to Franklin
S 9 I went to Logan
[p. 101]
1905
July
M 10 I attended meeting in the Temple
T 11 I Came home to Franklin
W 12 I went to Preston
T 13 I stay & attended to seeing about the plan of a house
F 14 I Came home to Franklin
S 15 I was at Franklin all day
S 16 I attended ward Conferance at Franklin & went to Preston and heard J.W. Redden preach at Night & Came home
M 17 I went to Bishop meeting
T 18 I went to Preston to see about Charlott house
W 19 I Came home and attended a water meeting at Night
T 20 my son Franklin paid me a visit & I went to Preston
F 21 I am now Preston attending to Charlott house
S 22 I am now at Franklin
S 23 I attended my meeting
M 24 I attended the Selebration of the 24th
[p. 102]
1905
July T 25 I was around home all day
W 26 I went to Preston to see about Charlott house
T 27 I Came home & received a telegram from J.S.P. witch said he got $10,700.00 Net for his sheep
F 28 I went to Preston to Perry Boys about a deeds of there lot
S 29 I came Back to Franklin
S 30 I was at home all day
M 31 I went to Preston & Back
Aug
T 1 I went to Logan with my Wife Charlott to attended W.C.P. Berth day 50 years old
W 2 we went to Hyrum and had a good time
T 3 we Came to Logan & Went to theather
F 4 we Came home to Franklin
S 5 went to Preston
S 6 me & Maria & Lualla went to see Roberts Dains Farm stayed at Preston
[p. 103]
1905
Aug
M 7 I Came home to Franklin
T 8 I was around home all day
W 9 I went to Preston to a circus
T 10 I was around Franklin all day
F 11
S 12 I went to see the Luiston sugar fattory
S 13 I attended my meeting
M 14 I was around home all day
T 15
W 16 I went to Preston for lime
T 17 I paid $12 for plasting Rock house and went to Preston
Logan to talk with W.C. Parkinson
F 18 I am now at home
S 19 I and my Wife Maria started to the Portland fair stay at Pocatella all with my Doughter Susa
S 20 we will all start to Portland to the fair
[p. 104]
1905
Aug.
M 21 we got to Hoodriver and Ezra Monson met us at the Depo.
T 22 we are at my Daughter ollive
W 23 we stay at olive all day at portland
T 24 myself and Wife Susa Neelson & olive & Ezra all went to the Portland fair
F 25 we went to the fair we had a good time & I met my son G.C.P. & his wife & daughter & he presented with $15 we met John henry Smith
S 26 we spent all day at fair and had a good time
S 27 we went to mormon meeting
M 28 we took the torest Car & took in the town
T 29 we went to the seaside & return
W 30 we started for Hoodriver
T 31 we are now at olives at Hoodriver
Sept
F 1 I am still at Hoodriver
S 2 I went up Hoodriver to see D. Eccles R. Road he is Bilding
[p. 105]
1905
Sept.
S 3 we attended sunday school & meeting then we went out for a ride to look at Hood river
M 4 we are still at Hoodriver with my soninlaw Ezra monson
T 5 we went down to Caskcade locks & Back
W 6 I took a boat ride to the dals & back on the Collumbera river for 75 C.
T 7 I am now at Hoodriver
F 8 I took A Boat ride down the river to Portland boat paid $1.50
S 9 I went to the fair
S 10 I went & heard Pastor C.T. Russell preach in Portland
M 11 I went home to Hoodriver & my self & Wife started home at Night
T 12 we are on our way home
W 13 we stop at Pocatello with Susa took dinner and then Came home to Franklin
T 14 I went to Preston found Family well
F 15 I stad at Preston all day
S 16 I came home to Franklin
S 17 I attended my meeting
M 18 I was home all day and attended a Bishop meeting at Night
[p. 106]
1905
Sept.
T 19 I was around home all day
W 20 I went to Preston to see Charlotte house
T 21 I Came home to Franklin
F 22 I went to Preston
S 23 I Came home to Franklin
S 24 I took Charge of the meeting
M 25 I was around home all day
T 26 I went with S.C.P. to Richmond to see about the watter works
W 27 I been around home all day
T 28
F 29
S 30
Oct
S 1 I went to Preston and back
M 2 I was home all day went to Preston had a
talk with my son G.C.P. I stay with Chartlott
T 3 I came home to Franklin
W 4 I am now geting ready for Conferance
[p. 107]
1905
Oct.
T 5 I went to Conferance
F 6 I attended Conferance all day
S 7
S 8 and went & hear young Joseph Smith preach at Night
M 9 I attended Preasthood meeting
T 10 I went to ogden at Night & stay with Charles Lloid all Night
W 11 I came home at Night
T 12 I went to Preston stay all Night
F 13 I came home to Franklin
S 14 I have been home all day
S 15 I attended meeting reported Conferance news
M 16 I have been around home all day and attended Bishop meeting
T 17 I was around home all day
W 18
T 19
F 20 I am going to Preston
[p. 108]
1905
oct
S 21 I Came home from Preston
S 22 I attended meeting
M 23 I was around home all day & attended Bishop meeting Night
T 24 I am around home
W 25
T 26
F 27
S 28
S 29 I attended meeting
M 30 I attended Bishop meeting
T 31 I attended theator
Nov
W 1 I got my horse shod
T 2 I went to Preston
F 3 I Came to Franklin
S 4 I went to Preston to Preasthood meeting Came Back to Franklin
S 5 I attended my meeting
[p. 109]
Nov
M 6 I attended Bish meeting
T 7 I have been home all day
W 8
T 9 I went to Preston
F 10 I Came home to Franklin
S 11 I went to Preston & Back
S 12 I attended my meeting
M 13 I went to Preston
T 14 I Came home to Franklin
W 15 I stay home all day
T 16 I went to Preston
F 17 I went to Preston
S 18 I attended Conferance at Preston
S 19
M 20 I attended Bishop meeting
T 21 I was at Preston
W 22 I Came Back to Franklin
[p. 110]
1905
Nov
T 23 I am now in Franklin and I went to Logan with my Wife Charlotte
F 24 we had a good time stay at Hazel we Came home and attended a relife society party at Night
S 25 I was home all day resting
S 26 I was home all day sick
M 27 I feel better this morning
T 28 I was at home all day
W 29
T 30
Dec
F 1
S 2 I went to Preston on train
S 3 I am still in Preston
M 4 I came home to Franklin
T 5 I am still at home
W 6
T 7
[p. 111]
1905
Dec
F 8 I and Wife Maria went to Preston and Back
S 9 I am still at home
S 10 I attended my meeting
M 11 I am at home & attended Bishop meeting
T 12 I went to Preston to see after Charlotte house
W 13 I am still at Preston looking after the house
T 14 I Came home to Franklin
F 15
S 16
S 17 I attended my meeting
M 18 I was home all day
T 19
W 20
T 21 I want to preston
F 22 I Came back home all day
S 23 I was home all day
S 24 I attended meeting and we had a good meeting talking about the prophet Jo. smith
[p. 112]
1905
M
Dec. 25 we spent Christmas at home
T 26 we Commence settleing thithing
W 27
T 28
F 29 I was home all day
S 30 I went to S.W. Parkinson to dinner & my Wife maria and went to a dance at Night to Nashvill
S 31 I was at home all day
Jan. 1 1906
M 1 I was with my first Family at Esther Rogers all day and had a good time
T 2 I came home to Franklin stay at Preston
all day
W 3 I was at Preston all day
T 4
F 5 and I came home at Night attended Preasthood meet
S 6 I was home all day after
S 7 I attended my meeting
M 8 I attended Bishop meeting
[p. 113]
1906
Jan T 9 I was home all day
W 10 I am at home
T 11
F 12 I went to Logan to Buy J.S.P. a fur Coat
S 13 I am at home all day
S 14 I attended my meeting
M 15 I was home all day & Bishop meeting at Night
T 16
W 17
T 18
F 19 I went to Preston & attended a party in the new meeting house
S 20 I stay in Preston attending to Charlotte house
S 21 I Came home was sick all day
M 22 I got a jab of Coal & attended Bishop meeting
T 23 I was home all day Colecting donaions for meeting house
[p. 114]
1906
W
Dec 24 I got another jag of Coal
T 25 I was home all day
F 26 I got 2 loads of Coal and to Preston
S 27 I Came home to Franklin
S 28 I attended my meeting
M 29 I attended Bishop meeting
T 30 I was around home all day
W 31
feb
T 1
F 2 I went to Preston and help Charlott on window Blinds
S 3
S 4 I attended meeting at Preston & Came home
M 5 I attended Bishop meeting
T 6 I have been home all day
W 7 I went to Preston I attended a party
T 8 I was work on the house
F 9 I attended a Party
S 10 I Came home to Franklin
[p. 115]
1906
Feb.
S 11 I attended my meeting
M 12 I attended Bishop meeting
T 13 I went to Preston
W 14 I Came to Franklin & help to organize the Primary of Franklin
T 15 I was home all day
F 16
S 17 I went to Preston to Conferance
S 18 I attended Conferance
M 19 I Came home & went with the home missionarys teaching from house to house
T 20 I was with the missionarys all day
W 21 I was home sick all day
T 22 I out with missionarys all day
F 23
S 24
S 25 I attended my meeting
M 26 I attended Bishop meeting
T 27 I went to Preston
[p. 116]
1906
feb
W 28 I was at Preston all day
Mar. T 1 I was at G.C.P. with F.C.P. and C. Loyde to Settle Some trubble with F.C.P. & C. Loyde we settle the trubble by Frank agreen to lose his stock about $1100 in the Facteroy & paid $500 in Cash & agread to Pay Ό of what the remainder when settle
F 2 I attended a bank meeting
S 3 I attended a Preasthood meeting
S 4 I met with G.C.P. J. Larson & Nefhy Larson to settle there trubles & there agread to Bery the hatchat & be frends & work together
M 5 I came to Franklin & attended Bishop meeting
T 6 I was in Franklin all day
W 7
T 8
F 9 I went to Preston
[p. 117]
1906
Mar.
S 10 I am now at Preston
S 11 I came to Franklin was sick all day
M 12 I attended the theather
T 13
W 14
T 15
F 1623 I attended a trial Bro. J.J.
hill & S.W. Parkinson & the Joury was 4 for S.W.P. & 2 for J.J.
hill
S 1724 I was home all day & Maria
went to Preston to see Luella who was very sick
S 1825 I attended my meeting
M 1927 I was home all day Maria Came
home & Ed. S. Parkinson started to teton Bason
F 16 I attended theather S 17 I was home all day
S 18 I attended meeting M 19 I was home all day
T 20 I was home all day W 21
T 22 F 23
look above
F 23 I was home all day
S 24
S 25 I attended my meeting
[p. 118]
1906
Mar
M 26 I was home all day and attended Bishop meeting
T 27 I went to Preston
W 28 I was cleaning up around the house
T 29
F 30
S 31
April
S 1 I was visting at Nefie Larson
M 2 I Came home to Franklin
T 3 I was home all day
W 4
T 5 I started to Conferance S.L.C.
F 6 I attended Conferance
S 7
S 8
M 9 I attended Preasthood meeting & Came to ogden
T 10 I Came home Franklin
[p. 119]
1906
April W 11 I went to Preston
T 12 I was at Preston & my Family give me a suprice at Night and we had a good time
F 13 I was at Preston all day leveling Charlot lot
S 14 I was visiting my Family
S 15 I Came home to Franklin my maire had a Coult
M 16 I attended the Bishop meeting
T 17 I attended Aaron Monson Child Funriel & went to Franklin
W 18 I am now at Preston
T 19 I am fixing Charlotte fence
F 20
at Franklin
S 21 I was fixing grave yard
S 22 I was home all day sick
M 23 I home all day
T 24
W 25
T 26 I attended Bishop meeting
F 27 I was at home fixing doors of the house
[p. 120]
1906
May April
S. 28 I went and attended Preasthood meeting at Preston
S. 29 I attended meeting in the first ward
M. 30 I am fixing around Charlott house
May T. 1
W 2
T 3 I went to Bishop meeting at Franklin
F 4 I am plowing for Potatoes
S 5 I am puting in Potatoes
S 6 I went to meeting
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